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ArticlePloS one2017

Design, characterization and experimental validation of a compact, flexible pulsed power architecture for ex vivo platelet activation.

Allen L Garner, Antonio Caiafa, Yan Jiang, Steve Klopman, Christine Morton, Andrew S Torres, Amanda M Loveless, V Bogdan Neculaes

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Allen L GarnerSchool of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5416-7437
Antonio CaiafaGE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America.
Yan JiangGE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America.
Steve KlopmanGE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America.
Christine MortonGE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America.
Andrew S TorresGE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America.
Amanda M LovelessSchool of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
V Bogdan NeculaesGE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York, United States of America.
GE Global Research (United States) · USPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electric pulses can induce various changes in cell dynamics and properties depending upon pulse parameters; however, pulsed power generators for in vitro and ex vivo applications may have little to no flexibility in changing the pulse duration, rise- and fall-times, or pulse shape. We outline a compact pulsed power architecture that operates from hundreds of nanoseconds (with the potential for modification to tens of nanoseconds) to tens of microseconds by modifying a Marx topology via controlling switch sequences and voltages into each capacitor stage. We demonstrate that this device can deliver pulses to both low conductivity buffers, like standard pulsed power supplies used for electroporation, and higher conductivity solutions, such as blood and platelet rich plasma. We further test the effectiveness of this pulse generator for biomedical applications by successfully activating platelets ex vivo with 400 ns and 600 ns electric pulses. This novel bioelectrics platform may provide researchers with unprecedented flexibility to explore a wide range of pulse parameters that may induce phenomena ranging from intracellular to plasma membrane manipulation.

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Platelet ActivationAnimalsBioelectric Energy SourcesCalciumCattleCell MembraneElectric ConductivityElectroporationEquipment DesignHumansPlatelet-Rich PlasmaReproducibility of ResultsThrombinTime FactorsCalciumThrombin

Identifiers

PMID28746392
PMCPMC5528997
OpenAlexW2736792412

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